Prior to their discovery, the location of the junior football team had been unknown. Nine days later they were found 4 kilometers-deep in the cave, with floodwater blocking the entrance.

All together, the boys had to spend 17 days trapped on a high plateau inside the cave, without food, water or electricity, and with no way of contacting the outside world.

This is another image of Thai Navy SEAL Saman Gunan who volunteered to help rescue the soccer team trapped in #ThaiCave Think about this for a moment: he died while delivering oxygen canisters to the boys and their coach so *they* could breathe. This is the face of a #Hero. pic.twitter.com/EFf7NVNLP9